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Choosing the Right HP Z Workstation Our Commitment to Compatibility Data sheet Choosing the right HP Z Workstation Our commitment to compatibility HP Z WorkstationsPhoto help caption. you handle the most complex data, designs, 3D models, analysis, and information; but we don’t stop at the hardware—we know that leading the industry requires the best in application performance, reliability, and stability. Software certification ensures that HP’s workstation hardware solution is compatible with the software products that will run on it. We work closely with our ISVs from the beginning – both in the development of new hardware and in the design of new software or a software revision. This commitment to partnership results in a fully certified HP Workstation ISV solution, and ensures a wholly compatible experience between hardware and software that is stable and designed to perform. In this document, HP Z Workstation experts identify the workstations recommended to run industry specific applications. While many configurations are certified for each application, our recommendations are based on industry trends, typical industry data set sizes, price point, and other factors. Table of contents Architecture, Engineering, and Construction ..................................................................................................................... 2 Education .................................................................................................................................................................................. 3 Geospatial ................................................................................................................................................................................. 4 Media & Entertainment .......................................................................................................................................................... 5 Oil & Gas .................................................................................................................................................................................... 6 Product Development ............................................................................................................................................................ 7 Additional Resources.......................................................................................................................................................... 8 Data sheet | Choosing the right Z Workstation Architecture, Engineering, and Construction HP ZBook 15u HP ZBook Studio HP ZBook 15 & HP Z1 HP Z240 SFF & HP Z440 HP Z640 HP Z840 HP ZBook 17 HP Z240 Tower Architecture Autodesk® Revit® • • • Autodesk AutoCAD® • • • Bentley MicroStation • • • Autodesk Navisworks® • • • • Autodesk 3ds Max Design® • • Autodesk® Showcase® • • • MEP Engineering Autodesk Revit • • • Autodesk AutoCAD • • • Bentley MicroStation • • Autodesk Navisworks® • • • Structural Engineering Autodesk Revit • • • Autodesk AutoCAD • • • Bentley MicroStation • • Autodesk Navisworks® • • • Civil Engineering Autodesk AutoCAD Civil 3D® • • Autodesk Revit • • • Autodesk AutoCAD • • • Bentley Microstation • • Autodesk Navisworks® • • • Autodesk 3ds Max Design • • Construction Autodesk Revit • • • Autodesk AutoCAD • • • Bentley MicroStation • • Autodesk Navisworks® • • • Autodesk 3ds Max Design • • Autodesk Showcase • • • 2 Data sheet | Choosing the right Z Workstation Education HP ZBook 15u HP ZBook Studio HP ZBook 15 & HP Z1 HP Z240 SFF & HP Z440 HP Z640 HP Z840 HP ZBook 17 HP Z240 Tower Autodesk Entertainment Creation Suite • • • Adobe® Creative Cloud™ for Education • • • Avid® Media Composer® for Education • • • • • Avid Pro Tools® for Education • • • • • PTC Creo Parametric for K-12 • • PTC Creo Student Edition • • PTC Mathcad • • PTC Windchill • • Dassault Systémes SOLIDWORKS Education Edition • • • • ANSYS® Student Edition • • MSC Nastran Student Edition • • • Autodesk Education Master Suite • • • • Bentley Academic Select • • • 3 Geospatial HP ZBook 15u HP ZBook Studio HP ZBook 15 & HP Z1 HP Z240 SFF & HP Z440 HP Z640 HP Z840 HP ZBook 17 HP Z240 Tower Mapping ArcGIS • • • • Autodesk AutoCAD Map 3D • • Hexagon Geospatial GeoMedia • • • Remote Sensing Hexagon ERDAS IMAGINE • • Photogrammetry Hexagon Geospatial IMAGINE • • • Photogrammetry 4 Data sheet | Choosing the right Z Workstation Media & Entertainment HP ZBook 15u HP ZBook Studio HP ZBook 15 & HP Z1 HP Z240 SFF & HP Z440 HP Z640 HP Z840 HP ZBook 17 HP Z240 Tower Animation/3D/Visual Effects Adobe After Effects® CC • • • Adobe Photoshop® CC • • • • Autodesk 3ds MAX® • • • Autodesk Flame® • Autodesk Maya® • • Audio Adobe Audition® CC • • • • • Avid Pro Tools • • • Cakewalk Sonar • • • • Game Development Adobe After Effects CC • • Adobe Photoshop CC • • • Autodesk 3ds MAX • • • Autodesk Maya • • Photography/Graphic Design Adobe Illustrator® CC • • • • Adobe InDesign® CC • • • Adobe Photoshop CC • • • • Video and Film Adobe After Effects CC • • Adobe Premiere® Pro CC • • Autodesk 3ds Max • • Autodesk Maya • • Autodesk Mudbox® • • Autodesk Flame • Avid Media Composer® • • The Foundry NUKE • The Foundry NUKE STUDIO • 5 Data sheet | Choosing the right Z Workstation Oil & Gas HP ZBook 15u HP ZBook HP ZBook 15 & HP HP Z1 HP Z240 SFF & HP Z440 HP Z640 HP Z840 Studio ZBook 17 HP Z240 Tower Landmark Decision Space • • • Landmark GeoProbe • • Paradigm Suite • • Schlumberger Petrel • • Schlumberger GeoFrame • • IHS Kingdom • • IHS Petra • • CGG Insight Earth • • Roxar RMS • • ffA GeoTeric • • Headwave • • 6 Data sheet | Choosing the right Z Workstation Product Development HP ZBook 15u HP ZBook Studio HP ZBook 15 & HP Z1 HP Z240 SFF & HP Z440 HP Z640 HP Z840 HP ZBook 17 HP Z240 Tower Product Design Dassault Systèmes SOLIDWORKS® • • • • Dassault Systèmes CATIA® • • • • Dassault Systèmes BUNKSPEED • • Dassault Systèmes DELTAGEN • • ANSYS SpaceClaim • • • Autodesk Inventor® • • • Autodesk AutoCAD • • • • Siemens NX • • • Autodesk® Alias® • • • Autodesk Mudbox • • • PTC Creo • • • Engineering Siemens NX • • • • Dassault Systèmes SOLIDWORKS • • • • Dassault Systèms CATIA • • • • Autodesk Inventor • • Autodesk AutoCAD • • • • PTC Creo • • • Siemens SolidEdge • • • • Simulation ANSYS Mechanical • • ANSYS Fluent • • ANSYS CFX • • Dassault Systèmes SIMULIA • • Dassault Systèmes SOLIDWORKS Simulation • • Siemens NX for Simulation (Nastran) • • MSC Nastran • • Autodesk Simulation • • PTC Creo Simulate • • Digital Manufacturing Delcam • • • • HSMWorks • • • • Dassault Systèmes DELMIA® • • • • 7 Data sheet | Choosing the right Z Workstation Resources, contacts, and additional links HP Z Workstation Finder Tool For recommended configurations please go to hp.com/workstationfinder Product Certification Look Up www.hp.com/go/isv HP Z Workstations hp.com/zworkstations Architecture, Engineering, and Construction hp.com/go/AEC Education hp.com/go/educationworkstation Financial Services www.hp.com/go/finance Geospatial hp.com/go/gis Media & Entertainment hp.com/go/media-entertainment Oil & Gas hp.com/go/oilandgas Product Development hp.com/go/engineering © Copyright 2015–2016 HP Development Company, L.P. The information contained herein is subject to change without notice. The only warranties for HP products and services are set forth in the express warranty statements accompanying such products and services. Nothing herein should be construed as constituting an additional warranty. HP shall not be liable for technical or editorial errors or omissions contained herein. Adobe, Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects, Premiere Pro, Audition, InDesign and Creative Cloud are registered trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated in the United States and/or other countries. Autodesk, Autodesk Product Design Suite, AutoCAD, AutoCAD Civil 3D, Inventor, Showcase, Alias, Mudbox, Simulation and 3ds Max Design are registered trademarks or trademarks of Autodesk, Inc., and/or its subsidiaries and/or affiliates in the USA and other countries. Avid, Media Composer, and Pro Tools are trademarks or registered trademarks of Avid Technology, Inc. or its subsidiaries in the United States and/or other countries. CATIA, SOLIDWORKS, DELMIA, and SIMULIA are commercial trademarks or registered trademarks of Dassault Systèmes or its subsidiaries in the U.S. and/or other countries. 4AA5-7339ENW, May 2016.
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